5/19/2010 @ 6:00PM

In Pictures: Worst Master's Degrees For Jobs

Worst Master’s Degrees For Jobs

To determine the worst master’s degrees, we looked at 30 popular degrees and mid-career salaries, as provided by Payscale.com, which lets users compare their pay with that of other people in similar jobs. Next we looked at Bureau of Labor Statistics data, to see how fast employment was expected to increase over the next decade for popular jobs held by people with these degrees. Finally we considered the number of job openings based on expected replacement needs during the next 10 years.